Date Posted: 9/1/2006

KENNESAW, Ga. - The Kennesaw State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and head baseball coach Mike Sansing announced Wednesday afternoon that Kevin Erminio has been named the Owls' pitching coach.

"We are extremely pleased and proud to add Kevin to our coaching staff," said Sansing. "He is familiar with the region and has an excellent reputation and a strong history of success which will only add to our program. He's a great teacher of pitching and is passionate about the direction he wants to take the staff."

Erminio comes to Kennesaw State after spending last season as the pitching coach at Miami (Ohio) where his staff led the Mid-American Conference in earned run average.

"Kevin knows what we want to accomplish here," added Sansing "We want to be a nationally competitive baseball program and I know that he is the right person for Kennesaw State."

"I'm very happy to be at Kennesaw State," said Erminio. "The Owls have a tremendous tradition of winning baseball and I look forward to working with Coach Sansing and Coach (Ryan) Coe to build upon the success that's already here."

Erminio was pitching coach at Middle Tennessee State for five seasons (2001-05) where he was a part of two Sun Belt Conference regular season championship teams and one tournament championship squad. During his time at MTSU he had three teams that advanced to the NCAA regionals and his staff led the conference in ERA in 2001 and 2004.

Prior to taking the position at MTSU, Erminio was the pitching coach at Berry College (1999-00) where he once again helped his team advance to the regionals. He began his coaching career at Tusculum College (1992-95) as an assistant coach before joining the Clemson staff as a volunteer assistant.

As a player, Erminio was two-time, all-conference shortstop at Tusculum in his junior and senior season. Prior to playing for Tusculum he played at Susquehanna College in Pennsylvania. He began his collegiate career as a walk-on for the University of Maryland where he redshirted his freshman year.